1. Name – Allows you to set the name for the processing station.
   
2. Activity Station – Allows you to select and set up the activity station to be used for this processing station.
   
3. Type – Allows you to select what type of processing that will be performed.
   
4. Premill Type – Allows you to select what type of premill settings for edge banding will be used.
   
5. Auto Assign Rules – Allows you to select instances in which parts can have this processing station automatically assigned.
   
6. Tool File – Allows you to select the tool file to be used for this processing station.

The Associates tab allows you to add secondary processing stations. This is commonly used with parts that require multiple machining or automation operations; i.e., the saw processing station would need edge bore and single part G-code associates assigned as they are secondary to the main processing station. This tab is also the same across the different types of processing stations.

The Nest tab contains a wide range of options and settings to control nesting optimization and machining operations.

1. Border Method­ – Allows you to select and setup which method to use for part border routing. (For more information, see Processing Station Nest Options - Border Method.)
2. Optimization Strategy – Allows you to choose how to optimize parts within a material sheet.
   
3. Lead In/Out – Allows you to set up the offset and length for lead-in/out operations of part borders.
   
4. Small Part Threshold – Allows you to set parameters for determining when a part is to be considered small enough to require additional settings to help prevent part movement at the machine.

1. Small Part Handling – Allows you to set up how small parts will be handled. Options include performing a double pass or using tabs (See Nest Tabbing for more information).
   
2. Nested Parts Origin – Allows you to select the origin point (corner) for how parts will be placed on a sheet.
   
3. Don’t Rotate Parts With – Allows you to set parameters for when a part should not be rotated. This is used when a drill head contains drills of the same diameter along the Y-axis of the machine bed and different diameter drills along the X-axis.
   
1. Hole Quantity: A set parameter that will not rotate parts with the designated number of holes.
   
2. Hole Diameter: A set parameter that will not rotate parts that have a hole diameter bigger than indicated.

4. Drawing Options – Allows you to set up how the nest drawings are created. Drawings can be set up with different parts list text placement. Drawings can also be created using the standard WMF or in JPG format. They can also be set up to create multiple nest drawings.
   
5. Text Placement: 
   
1. Text List: Part description and dimensions will be displayed below the nested sheet. A number will be placed on each part that corresponds to the text listed below. 
   
2. Text on Parts: Dimensions and part names will be placed directly onto the parts on the nested sheet. When used with small parts, text may overlap with other parts.
   
6. Layout Grouping: How the nested sheet drawings will be grouped together after processing.
   
1. Group All Together: All parts will be arranged in one drawing.
2. No Grouping: A drawing will be made for each nested sheet in each material folder. 
   
3. Group by Material: Parts will be arranged in one drawing for each material.